How Far the Game Has Come
With apologies to the great poet Robert Frost, the game was ours before we were the game’s. And the game goes on decade after decade and now into the 2018 baseball post-season it still continues as part of the fabric of American culture. Much, however, has changed in the national pastime as a look back […]
2018 League Division Series
As we inch towards the 2018 Fall Classic, we have already experienced historic events! Before we could even get to the Wild Card games, the National League gave us something to talk about … not one, but two teams tied for first place in the Central and West divisions causing a game 163 for all […]
Who will win the World Series?
With the baseball season in full swing, attention soon falls on the World Series but who will be there and ultimately who will come out on top? It has been another year full of drama, twists and turns with teams competing for supremacy but can anybody stop the Boston Red Sox on their way to […]
REMEMBERING JACOB RUPPERT
Owners come and owners go. Some have been hands on and others have tended to their own affairs and let the teams they owned function led by pros. The Jake, the man who created the New York Yankee empire was so involved that he even took a broom from time to time to sweep up […]
13 Things You Probably Did Not Know About Jackie Robinson
With hype and hullabaloo in the air over the 2018 All Star Game and all of its sidebars, my thoughts somehow turn to Jackie Robinson, a six-time all star and my all-star of all stars. Much is known about him, but there are quite a few things that are not. For your Number 42 consciousness […]
What’s Important When Choosing Softball Bats?
With the improved technology all over the world, many changes have been experienced on the design of softball bats. With the increased variety of the materials used in the making of the bats, it has become extremely hard for the buyers to decide on which the best bat is for one’s self. Before the purchasing […]
Remembering Harry O’Neill: Philadelphia A’s Catcher and American Hero
Over one thousand Major League Baseball players served in the US military during World War II. Yet despite this large number – and in spite of both the ferocity and length of the war – only two of those ballplayers were killed in action during World War II. Their names were Elmer Gedeon and Harry […]
Ranking MLB Stadiums by Fan Sentiment
The following research is based on ReviewTrackers’ study of 130,000 baseball stadium reviews. Executive Summary 1. ReviewTrackers’ algorithm analyzed 130,000 reviews, and scored 550,000 keywords to rank Major League Baseball stadiums in four categories: Food and Drink. Fan Experience. Family Experience. Facility. 2. The top 5 stadiums were: 1. Oriole Park at Camden Yards: 1st […]
All The Time in The World: Series Games Averaging Over 3.5 Hours!
Should you happen to find yourself off in dreamland during one of this year’s World Series games and wake up to find the game hasn’t even reached the seventh-inning stretch, don’t get too worried – you’re not living an episode of the Twilight Zone. You’re just living in the world of baseball as it is […]
World Series Odds 2017 Revisited
Back on August 31st, 2017 I made a World Series prediction and although I left out 3 teams (sorry Diamondbacks, Rockies and Twins), but I did get every other team right. I am even hitting .500 with my final prediction, The Los Angeles Dodgers won the NL pennant and are in the 2017 World Series! […]
PRELUDE: Here come the Yankees
By Harvey Frommer From a stumbling start back in 1903, from owners that since then in the main have set a top drawer tone and a high standard, from managers who asserted their will pushing players to perform beyond their abilities, who established winning ways setting the pattern for others to follow, from stars and […]
The Shot Heard ‘Round the World
By Harvey Frommer Throughout the long history of baseball there have been poignant, exciting, dramatic moments. But very few can compare to what happened on October 3, 1951 at the old Coogan’s Bluff.” Others, especially in Brooklyn, call it “Dat Day.” But no matter what label is applied it was a time to remember. […]
REMEMBERING MEL ALLEN
By Harvey Frommer I had the very good fortune in 1990 to visit the legendary Mel Allen at his home in Greenwich, Connecticut. I was there to collect memorabilia for the “Stars of David: Jews in Sports” exhibit that I was the curator and executive producer for at the Klutznik Museum in Washington, D.C. My […]
RED BARBER
“Red was perhaps the most literate sports announcer I ever met.”-Vin Scully In my early and middle years of writing sports book, I called on Red Barber to blurb them. He never failed. He along with Mel Allen those long ago summer nights spun the tales of New York City Baseball and hooked me on […]
Dan Driessen, Forgotten Cog of the Big Red Machine
Do you remember your first trip to a Major League ballpark? The sights and sounds of the Big Leagues can be dizzying for a young fan getting his first in-person taste of the game at the highest level. That was certainly the case for me when I visited Riverfront Stadium on June 23, […]
World Series Odds as we enter September
It just so happens, every year I am asked at about this time in the season who I think will make the playoffs and what are the odds of those teams making it to the World Series. So without further ado, here are my predictions entering September … The American League In the American League […]
Summer of ’41: Joe DiMaggio’s Epic 56-Game Hitting Streak
With all the hype and hoopla surrounding Aaron Judge and with all the comparisons to the accomplishments of the Yankee Clipper, what Joe Di did in 1941 stands at the top of the list . So here is the flashback. Harvy FrommPhoer The 1941 Yankees were a loaded team. They would win 101 games, the […]
Baseball’s Golden Era: New York Cubans
By Ismael Nunez From 1947 to 1957, a baseball team from New York City would win the World Series. The three teams present in New York City were the New York Yankees, New York Giants, and Brooklyn Dodgers. Some of the greatest players came out of this decade. The Yankees would win five World Series […]
How Murderers’ Row Shaped Baseball
When Yankee owner Colonel Ruppert’s “Rough Riders,” as some called them in the late 1920s, were not going head to head against their American League competition, they were playing exhibition games in Buffalo, Omaha, Rochester, Columbus, Dayton, Indianapolis… Everyone in the little cities and small towns wanted to catch a glimpse of the Babe, Lou […]
ARRIBA/ADELANTE!! PALANTE! Puerto Rico Region Wins Intermediate Baseball World Series Championship
By Ismael Nunez It’s been a seesaw Baseball 2017 season for Puerto Rico. This past February they won the Caribbean World Series, they almost won the World Baseball Classic only to face defeat by Team USA. Then this past August 6th 2017 at the Intermediate Little League World Series which took place in Livermore, California, team Puerto Rico defeated team New Jersey which represented the East by a […]
Dog Days at Fenway Park
With the crowds having fun at the hub in Boston, with the team gearing up to go deep this October, with a roster loaded with talent and more on the way, a flashback to Sox in the Sixties is almost like culture shock. September 28th, 1960, Red Sox vs. Orioles. Overcast, dank, chilly the final […]
Raising Your Child on Baseball (The Right Way)
Your child has just been handed their very first Little League uniform. The hand-stitched numbering and letters put a smile on their face. To them, the uniform represents a model of excitement and adventure. They are aware that it is only worn on special occasions; game day. As a parent, you are proud of your […]
How to raise your batting average 100 points
Do you want to raise your batting average by 100 points or more this season? The quickest and easiest way to do this is to perfect the art of bunting. You can be a successful bunter if you follow these simple steps. Show the bunt at the right time- Make sure that you do not square […]
Top 15 Best Baseball Players of All Time
It’s never easy to rank sportsmen due to how much loyalty these athletes manage to foster. However, certain facts have to be taken into consideration, and, with that in mind, this is a listing of 15 of the best baseball players in the history of the game. Roger Clemens Clemens posted Earned Run Averages –or […]
Top 10 professional baseball players with glasses
Players who have weak eyesight may be intimated by the fact that they have to wear glasses on the field. However, ever since the earliest days of baseball, notable baseball players have sported spectacles during baseball games. Here is a list of top 10 professional baseball players with glasses. So next time if you have to wear glasses on […]
David Ortiz HOF Index
“I have come here to bury Caesar, not to praise him.” – William Shakespeare The wisest thing the Hall of Fame ever did was insert the mandatory five year waiting period. Otherwise, Hall of Famers would get in due to the mob mentality that overcomes fans when their favorite legends exit stage left. This […]
What to Take from a Big Fat “L”
So, there you are – dusty, tired, and feeling somewhat downtrodden from being the unwilling recipient of the big “L”. Maybe your baseball game was hard fought to the last inning with both teams being evenly matched, or perhaps the game was a complete blowout long before the 7th inning stretch. Whatever the case, if […]
The Hall of Fame Index: Catchers
The Hall of Fame is a passion of mine as you can see by my bio. It is a passion that a number of fans share and the baseball Hall of Fame is easily the most prestigious of all of the Halls of Fame in professional sports. It creates more debate and causes more arguments […]
How Baseball Umpiring Has Changed Over the Years
Baseball has a very long history in the United States of America and its roots as one of this country’s favourite pastimes goes right back to the early 1800s. Baseball was initially a British game involving a pitcher lobbing a ball at a striker, who swung a flat stick in an attempt to hit the […]
The Top 10 Best Baseball Video Games of All Time
Where the vast majority of baseball video games may step up to the plate, they also end up striking out. These top 10 are the exception and have stood the test of time: Wii Sports While Wii Sports is certainly not a traditional baseball video game, it did include an excellent baseball mechanic. In addition, […]
